TY - JOUR AU - Agalianos, Christos AU - Passas, Ioannis AU - Sideris, Ioannis AU - Davides, Demetrios AU - Dervenis, Christos PY - 2018 TI - Review of management options for pancreatic pseudocysts JF - Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Vol 3 (March 2018): Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology Y2 - 2018 KW - N2 - Pancreatic pseudocysts (PPs) present a challenging problem for physicians dealing with pancreatic disorders. Their management demands the co-operation of surgeons, radiologists and gastroenterologists. Historically, they have been treated either conservatively or surgically, with acceptable rates of complications and recurrence. However, recent advances in radiology and endoscopy, have leaded physicians to implement percutaneous and endoscopic drainage (ED) into their treatment algorithms. Moreover, laparoscopic surgery, with its advantages, has become an attractive alternative choice when surgical drainage (SD) is required. The aim of this review is to summarize the main diagnostic and therapeutic tools in the management of pseudocysts and to present the main studies that compare the three different types of pseudocyst drainage. UR - https://tgh.amegroups.org/article/view/4147